| Port of The Americas | |
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 The "Port of The Americas" Logo | |
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| Location | |
| Location | Barrio La Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 17°58′09″N 66°37′05″W / 17.969099°N 66.617918°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1804 |
| Operated by | Autonomous Municipality of Ponce |
| Owned by | Ponce Municipal Government[1] |
| Type of harbour | Natural/Artificial |
| Land area | 1,000 acres (1.6 sq mi) |
| No. of piers | 8 |
| Executive Director | Carlos I Mejias Algarin |
| Cranes | 3 |
| Channel depth | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 623,271 |
| Annual container volume | 250,000 TEU |
| Main exports | Scrap metal, chemicals, clinker, cement |
| Main imports | Coal, lumber, molasses, syrup, chemicals, gypsum |
| Rail traffic | 18,500 tons |
| Website www.portoftheamericas.com | |
The Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas —Spanish: Puerto de las Américas Rafael Cordero Santiago (PLA)[2][3][4]— is a megaport currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The project aims to convert the current Port of Ponce into a value-added tax-free customs-free international shipping hub[5] similar to, though not as large as, the megaports located in Singapore and Rotterdam.[6][7][8] The Port of the Americas is Puerto Rico's main Caribbean port,[9] and, at a depth of 50 feet, it is also the deepest port in the Caribbean.[7]
The port was originally overseen by the Port of the Americas Authority (Spanish: Autoridad del Puerto de las Américas) a defunct government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico. As of December 2012, it was overseen by the newly created Autoridad del Puerto de Ponce.[10] The Authority reported that when completed, the new port will have a storage capacity of 2.2 Million TEUs.[11] The Authority also reported that the port handled an estimated 504,044 short tons of cargo in 2007, and projected it to handle over 1.5 million in 2012.[12]
On 12 December 2011, the government of Puerto Rico transferred control of the port to the Ponce municipal government, when governor Luis Fortuño signed[13] to create the Ponce Port Authority—Spanish: Autoridad del Puerto de Ponce (APP)— an independent government-owned corporation ascribed to the Ponce municipal government.[14][15][16][17][18]
- ^ Mayita y Fortuño se reunirán para la "Solución Ponceña". El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. Archived.
- ^ Transicion 2016-2017: Informe de Estatus de Planes de las Unidades Administrativas. Autoridad del Puerto de Ponce. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Permit Is Approved For Puerto De Las Americas. Puerto Rico Herald. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Pactan ampliar la zona libre de comercio del Puerto de las Americas: Almacenes de Comercio y Exportacion se suman al ofreciemiento del PLA a potenciales clientes. Sharon Minelli Perez. El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Ponencia a la Vista Publica del 9 de abril de 2013 de la Comisión para el Desarrollo Integrado de la Zona Sur de la Camara de Representantes del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Relacionada a la Implementación de la Ley 240-2011 Conocida como "Solucion Ponceña". Patrick Urbain, Architect. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Alcaldesa Mayita Meléndez confiada en su plan para el Puerto de Ponce. El Sur a la Vista. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b Archived at WayBack Machine on 15 July 2011, from the Original Caribbean Business. June 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ Ponencia del Gobierno Municipal Autónomo de Ponce Before the Senate of Puerto Rico. Rafael Cordero Santiago, Alcalde de Ponce. Page 4. Julio 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2013. (For the date of this "Ponencia" (English: presentation), see http://ponce.inter.edu/cai/mega_puerto_eng/puertorico.htm )
- ^ Ponce. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Licensed from Columbia University Press. 2004. Archived 21 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Sin cabeza el Puerto de Las Américas. Ponce, Puerto Rico: La Perla del Sur. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Imponentes Gruas Post-Panamax en Camino a Ponce (In Spanish) 4 December 2009. By Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Port of the Americas Authority.. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ Drug Market Analysis 2008: Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. U.S. Dept of Justice. National Drug Intelligence Center. Page 5
- ^ Ley: Proyecto del Senado Numero 2394, Ley 240 de 2011. 16 Asamblea Legislativa. Sexta Sesión. Approved 12 December 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ Firmada la ley de la "Solución Ponceña". El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Nombran a timoneros de Solución Ponceña. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ Ponce Port Authority Act (PDF) (240) (in Spanish). 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Gobernador crea Autoridad del Puerto de Ponce" (in Spanish). Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ Esperan al nuevo gobernador con reclamos para la región sur. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. Ponce, Puerto Rico: La Perla del Sur. (Year 36. Issue 1861. 31 July to 6 August 2019. Page 4.) 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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